Narges Seif
Registered Play Therapist
Play therapy · South Morang
Play therapy for South Morang families
Play is how children make sense of their world. Our Registered Play Therapists help children work through big feelings and hard experiences, and coach parents to do the same at home.
Registered NDIS providerNearest clinic: DoreenMonday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
Photos from sessions at our Doreen and Craigieburn clinics, shared with families’ consent.
Wonderful Mind offers child-centred play therapy and filial therapy for families in South Morang, at our Doreen clinic. Registered Play Therapists (APPTA) help children with anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, family change and neurodivergence through play, their natural language. Sessions are $193.99 and can be NDIS-funded. Our Doreen clinic is roughly 7 km from South Morang.
Close to home
Play therapy near South Morang
South Morang families are roughly 7 km from our Doreen clinic, a short drive north.
South Morang is in the City of Whittlesea and home to Westfield Plenty Valley, with South Morang and Middle Gorge stations on the Mernda line. Being this close, after-school appointments are usually easy to fit in.
Alongside individual sessions, our Play Therapy Social Group runs at our Doreen clinic during school terms, and filial therapy coaches parents to continue therapeutic play at home.
We also see families from Mill Park, Mernda and Epping. Telehealth is available for many sessions.
Doreen clinic
Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen VIC 3754
Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm
How we help
What play therapy can help with
- Big emotions, anger and meltdowns
- Anxiety and separation worries
- Trauma, grief and loss
- Family separation, a new sibling or a move
- Autism and ADHD
- Filial therapy: coaching parents to run therapeutic play at home
- School readiness through play: emotional regulation, following instructions and fine motor skills (pencil grip, drawing, early writing), with parent support
Who you will see
Alicia Grant
Registered Play Therapist
Fees and funding
Play therapy sessions are $193.99 per hour, with the first parent consultation billed as 1.5 hours. Play therapy can be NDIS-funded; it is not covered by Medicare. See all fees.
Questions from South Morang families
What age is play therapy for?
Play therapy suits young children who express themselves best through play, roughly from preschool through primary school. Older children may be better suited to art therapy, music therapy or psychology.
Can we fit sessions around school pick-up?
Usually, yes. We are open until 6:30pm on weekdays and on Saturdays, and South Morang is roughly 7 km from our Doreen clinic, so after-school appointments are generally manageable.
What is filial therapy?
Filial therapy trains and supports parents to run special play sessions with their child, strengthening the parent-child relationship.
Where is your nearest clinic to South Morang?
Our Doreen clinic, at Level 1, 1 Laurimar Boulevard, Doreen, roughly 7 km from South Morang. We are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6:30pm.
More services in South Morang
Book play therapy near South Morang
Call us or complete our referral form. No referral needed.